Early Career Researchers Group

JVET ECR group warmly invites you to an informal Zoom get-together of the EERN-VETNET on the 25 June, 12:00-13:00 CET. Join for a virtual coffee and a chance to catch up on what everyone is currently working on.

Monday 5 October  2026 

09:00 - 17:00; University of Glasgow

Overview

Join us in 2026 for JVET Early Career Researcher Day—a chill in-person meetup to share ideas and network!

We are pleased to invite submissions for the JVET Early Career Researcher (ECR) Day Conference 2026, hosted by Journal of Vocational Education and Training and the School of Education, University of Glasgow. The event is also supported by the Skills and Livelihoods for Better Futures Interdisciplinary Research Network.

We welcome contributions that examine VET across diverse contexts, with particular attention to comparative perspectives, learner experiences, and the relationship between education, work, and society. We also encourage work that engages with developments in VET as it strives to meet the challenges of technological change, climate transitions, and political uncertainty.

✍️ Participation and Application Process

Due to the limited number of participants, attendance at the conference will be determined by an application process. Interested individuals are encouraged to submit their applications for consideration. Successful applicants will be notified and invited to participate in the event. The participants could select in-person oral presentations or posters to present their research.

✍️ Abstract Submission Guidelines
Deadline: 30 June 2026
Submission: Abstracts of up to 400 words

🎓 Bursaries: A limited number of full bursaries are available for presenters. Please indicate in your submission if you wish to be considered. (Please note we cannot provide bursaries for poster only participants.)

Join us for this opportunity to engage with a vibrant ECR community, connect with international scholars and practitioners, and contribute to debates shaping the future of VET research.

We look forward to your submissions!

The editors and editorial board of the Journal of Vocational Education and Training take great pleasure in publishing abstracts based on new doctoral theses in vocational education in the Journal of Vocational Education and Training

This initiative provides a platform for new doctoral graduates to share their research with the wider vocational education research community. This idea has been introduced by the Editors to support early career researchers in vocational education by publishing a set of abstracts summarising doctoral students’ theses in the final issue of JVET each year.

View the 2020 collection of published abstracts here

View the 2021 collection of published abstracts here

View the 2022 collection of published abstracts here

View the 2023 collection of published abstracts here

View the 2024 collection of published abstracts here

On 29th of February, the JVET ECR Group and EERN-VETNET offered the online event “Behind the Scenes – what can we learn from journal publishers?”.

The aim was to introduce publishers’ perspectives regarding the publication processes of international journals, with special regard to the needs and questions of emerging researchers.

Our round table guests were: Stephanie Allais (Journal of Vocational Education and Training), Silke Lange and Christoph Porcher (International Journal of Vocational Education Studies), Elizabeth Knight (special issue editor of International Journal of Training Research), Jay Plasman (associated editor of International Journal of Training and Development from the perspective of a reviewer) and Léna Krichewsky-Wegener (from the perspective of the Editorial Office of International Journal for Research in Vocational Education and Training).

Questions that were discussed in detail and from different perspectives were, for example: What are the most common reasons for manuscripts being rejected? Did the Editors notice the impact of generative AI in the manuscript submissions lately? In what ways could researchers benefit and use AI? Are there research topics that Editors have been missing/waiting to see among the submissions?

See below to listen to this event.

JVET welcomes suggestions of books that are suited for JVET and warrant a review. If you are interested in reviewing a particular book raise it with our Book Reviews Editor prior to writing the review. Please note we are unable to consider unsolicited reviews.

• From time to time our Books Review Editor may flag a book for which we are seeking a reviewer. Writing a review can be part of a developmental process through which can help authors to get into the habit of writing for publication.

• It is expected that reviews are between 500-700 words.

• We aim to publish reviews that are critical and that engage with the text so that readers will gain a sense of what the book is about and its potential readership.

• The review will also open-up a scholarly and respectful dialogue. The book may have particular strengths or weaknesses, but it may also pose a number of interesting questions the reviewer would like to raise that could push the debate further.